Shakuf Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Shakuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shakuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria6761:28,5521,882
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Shakuf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shakuf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shakuf occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shakuf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 482,629th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shakuf live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant.

The last name is most numerous in Syria, where it is carried by 676 people, or 1 in 28,552. In Syria Shakuf is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 99 percent reside, Tartus Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Beside Syria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Shakuf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shakuf surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shakouf927/
Shakkuf921/
Sakuf913/
Shakkouf861/
Shakuv831/
Shokouf77131/
Chakouf779/
Shakoof778/
Sakuife771/
Sakeusf771/
Shakoub771/
Shekuuf771/
Shakhuv771/
Sakuw7337/
Sakuv736/
Shokoufe7128/
Chatkuff711/
Sakoub67206/
Shakow6757/
Sakaub6717/
Saikub6710/
Zakouf676/
Saykub671/
Saakub671/
Chakuv671/
Sakauw671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shakuf
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